This vocabulary enrichment book presents over 100 word roots of the English language. Each root is defined and its origin discussed. Words which derive from the roots are also defined and used in sentences which illustrate their meaning and usage. Over a thousand words are included in all, deriving from such roots as: allos, alter, ambul, arch, bell, cad, empt, equi, gnosis, lith, mania, pend, phil, phobia, rupt, script, sens, tel, theos, val, volv. (LL)